necessity
US /nəˈsɛsɪti/
・UK /nəˈsesəti/
B1TOEIC
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that you must have or do
It is a necessity to study hard for the next test
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The state of being forced to do something because it is required.
He was driven by necessity to steal in order to feed his family.
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What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?
- Technology is a part of our everyday lives and a necessity for most societies to simply function.
Technology is a part of our everyday lives and a necessity for most societies to simply function.
- Technology is a part of our everyday lives and a necessity for most societies to simply function.
Technology is a part of our everyday lives and a necessity for most societies to simply function.
The 3,000-year-old history of the passport | BBC Global
- One might travel to find something abroad, travel for diversion, one might travel to escape something at home, one might travel out of the necessity to find work or safety.
One might travel to find something abroad, travel for diversion, one might travel to escape something at home, one might travel out of the necessity to find work or safety.
- One might travel out of the necessity to find work or safety.
One might travel out of the necessity to find work or safety.
BBC Verify investigates Gaza building demolitions | BBC News
- The Israeli army says it operates in accordance with international law, that Hamas concealed military assets in civilian areas and that property destruction is only when deemed a military necessity.
The Israeli army says it operates in accordance with international law, that Hamas concealed military assets in civilian areas and that property destruction is only when deemed a military necessity.
- and that property destruction is only when deemed a military necessity.
and that property destruction is only when deemed a military necessity.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- and felt that in the event of its being impossible, it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation,
and felt that in the event of its being impossible, it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation,
- it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation.
it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation.
ACCOUNTANT EXPLAINS: 6 Ways to Double Your Savings THIS Month
- So before making any purchase, take a step back and honestly assess whether that thing's a true necessity.
So before making any purchase, take a step back and honestly assess whether that thing's a true necessity.
- So before making any purchase, take a step back and honestly assess whether that thing's a true necessity.
So before making any purchase, take a step back and honestly assess whether that thing's a true necessity.
The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- Boredom is the mother of invention, an idea based on the famous proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention,' an idiom meaning that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
Boredom is the mother of invention, an idea based on the famous proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention,' an idiom meaning that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
- The proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
The proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
How to Build A Strong Mind | STOIC PHILOSOPHY
- Set aside now and then a number of days during which you will be content with the plainest of food, and very little of it, and with rough, coarse clothing, and will ask yourself, is this what one used to dread? It is in times of security that the spirit should be preparing itself to deal with difficult times. If you can learn to live with less—less money, less material goods, less comforts, less luxuries—you will be better prepared to do it if it ever becomes a necessity, which is often the case in times of crisis. The third test is the nonconformity test.
Set aside now and then a number of days during which you will be content with the plainest of food, and very little of it, and with rough, coarse clothing, and will ask yourself, is this what one used to dread? It is in times of security that the spirit should be preparing itself to deal with difficult times. If you can learn to live with less—less money, less material goods, less comforts, less luxuries—you will be better prepared to do it if it ever becomes a necessity, which is often the case in times of crisis. The third test is the nonconformity test.
- Plutarch said that Cato, an influential Roman senator and Stoic, would wear clothes that were unfashionable in order to, quote, accustom himself to be ashamed only of what deserves shame and to despise all other sorts of disgrace. If you can learn to live without the approval of others, especially in minor things such as fashion, you will be better prepared to do it when it becomes a necessity, such as when you need to speak an unfashionable truth to power.
Plutarch said that Cato, an influential Roman senator and Stoic, would wear clothes that were unfashionable in order to, quote, accustom himself to be ashamed only of what deserves shame and to despise all other sorts of disgrace. If you can learn to live without the approval of others, especially in minor things such as fashion, you will be better prepared to do it when it becomes a necessity, such as when you need to speak an unfashionable truth to power.
How covid-19 is boosting innovation | The Economist
- We have innovated for necessity.
We have innovated for necessity.
- We have innovated for necessity.
We have innovated for necessity.
Paloma Elsesser on Archive Fashion and Beauty Splurges | Talk Shop | Harper's BAZAAR
- So my relationship with pants and like a baggier fit kind of was born out of just necessity and comfort and a desire to feel like myself, and my pant model for the thickies is just buy bigger, like find and just nip the waist.
So my relationship with pants and like a baggier fit kind of was born out of just necessity and comfort and a desire to feel like myself, and my pant model for the thickies is just buy bigger, like find and just nip the waist.
- So my relationship with pants and like a baggier fit kind of was born out of just necessity and comfort and a desire to feel like myself.
So my relationship with pants and like a baggier fit kind of was born out of just necessity and comfort and a desire to feel like myself.
Trump pushes Ukraine to accept heavy concessions to Russia for peace | DW News
- To me, it seems like he's trying to impress on Donald Trump and the American administration the necessity to push Zelensky to accept it.
To me, it seems like he's trying to impress on Donald Trump and the American administration the necessity to push Zelensky to accept it.
- To me, it seems like he's trying to impress on Donald Trump and the American administration the necessity to push Zelenskyy to accept it.
To me, it seems like he's trying to impress on Donald Trump and the American administration the necessity to push Zelenskyy to accept it.